daimon
/ˈdʌɪməʊn/
"daimon" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“daimon” is uncommon English (frequency #76,688 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,688
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of demon, particularly as
Corpus desk
Index EN-daimon · daimon · English
daimon · rank #76,688 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,688
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH Dahomey
Nearest frequency peer: Dahomey (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “daimon”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- crutcher
crutcher
23,318 corpus weight
- Cuthbertson
Cuthbertson
23,316 corpus weight
- Dahomey
Dahomey
23,314 corpus weight
- daimon
daimon
23,313 corpus weight
- datasheet
datasheet
23,311 corpus weight
- debenture
debenture
23,308 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “daimon” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | daimon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdʌɪməʊn/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #76,688 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “daimon” in English
Rare enough to double-check
daimon is uncommon English at frequency #76,688 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdʌɪməʊn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for daimon, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: A modern romanization of Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “the one who divides, dispenser, tutelary deity”), intended to distinguish its ancient Greek sense from later conceptions of demons. Compare Ancient Greek Λᾰκεδαίμων (Lăkedaímōn, “Laconian dispenser”). The correct English form is daimon, spelled D-A-I-M-O-N.
Definition
- 1Synonym of demon, particularly as
- 2Synonym of demon, particularly as
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how daimon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Love, as we know it in the book, is a daimon which possesses and undoes each of its victims.
All at once, my daimōn—that other Me over whom I button my waistcoat when I button it over my own person—put it into my head to look up the story of Madame Saqui.
Etymology
A modern romanization of Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “the one who divides, dispenser, tutelary deity”), intended to distinguish its ancient Greek sense from later conceptions of demons. Compare Ancient Greek Λᾰκεδαίμων (Lăkedaímōn, “Laconian dispenser”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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